This Largest Model Rocket by Steve Eves. It stand over 36 feet tall and weigh over 1,600 pounds! Powered by a massive array of nine motors: eight 13,000ns N-Class motors and a 77,000ns P-Class mot. It is the model Saturn V rocket, the first stage fight would reach an altitude somewhere between 3,000 and 4,000 feet and at apogee the rocket will separate into three parts and return to Earth via the assistance of various parachutes. Steve Eves, he has invested about 1,500 hours in the project and this project will eventually come in at around $25,000, including the $13,000 for the motor cases and fuel. Sponsors has contributed the money, time, and expertise to help Steve achieve it. The rocket is scheduled to take to the air Saturday, April 25, 2009 in Maryland.
"On April 25, 2009, history will be made. At Higgs Farm in Price, Maryland, Steve Eves will enter the history books as the person who flew the largest model rocket in history. The rocket will weigh over 1,600 pounds, it will stand over 36 feet tall and it will be powered by a massive array of nine motors: eight 13,000ns N-Class motors and a 77,000ns P-Class motor. The estimated altitude of this single stage effort will be between 3,000 and 4,000 feet and the project will be recovered at apogee." |
